Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished lower on Friday.
Here's a short recap of the Australian market:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) lower 0.51% to 6,319.50
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) lower 0.51% to 6,427.80
- AUD/USD at US 72 cents
- Gold at US$1,202.90 an ounce
- Brent Oil at US$77.60 a barrel
The best-performing ASX 200 share today was Atlas Arteria Group (ASX: ALX), it went up by nearly 4% today.
Another of today's largest gains was packaging company Orora Ltd (ASX:ORA), it went up almost 2% after announcing an acquisition.
Small cap healthcare business Zenitas Healthcare Limited (ASX: ZNT) rose by 22.5% today after receiving a takeover offer and reporting its FY18 result.
Reece Ltd (ASX: REH) reported its FY18 result earlier today, sending the share price up 3%.
Harvey Norman Holdings Limited (ASX: HVN) was another to report, the share price fell 4.5% in response.
Aged care provider Regis Healthcare Ltd (ASX: REG) shares fell 1.4% today after reporting its FY18 result.
The Transurban Group (ASX: TCL) share price was unmoved today because it went into a trading halt after winning the WestConnex bid and announcing a capital raising.
Shares of data centre business Nextdc Ltd (ASX: NXT) fell 3.5% today after reporting its FY18 result.
Finally, Retail Food Group Limited (ASX: RFG) dropped another 8.8% today after disappointing investors with its FY18 report.
Here are some of today's top stories:
